Learn Mandarin: How To Create Chinese Punctuation Marks Using MS Word

By Sujanti Djuanda

Chinese punctuation marks (Mandarin punctuation symbols) are as important to make clear the meaning of written language as in English. Here you will learn to type Mandarin punctuation-symbols using MS Word. There are several Chinese Punctuation marks typing methods, as follows:

I. European Typing Method

A similar method to that used to type European Punctuation Marks; simply change your keyboard language into Chinese and then type the punctuation mark as you would normally.

This method is used for typing:

，逗号【dòuhào=comma】

；分号【fēnhào=semicolon】

！感叹号【gǎntànhào=exclamation mark】 or叹号【tànhào】

？问号【wènhào= question mark】

。句号【jùhào=full stop, period】

1.Assuming you already have the Chinese language files installed in your Windows XP and your keyboard setting is English (US).

3.Type the English punctuation mark, and then the Chinese punctuation mark will show automatically.

·逗号【dòuhào=comma】: type , and the result is ，

·分号【fēnhào=semicolon】: type ; and the result is ；

·感叹号【gǎntànhào=exclamation mark】 or叹号【tànhào】: type ! and the result is ！

·问号【wènhào= question mark】: type ? and the result is ？

·句号【jùhào=full stop, period】: type .and the result is 。

II. Chinese Typing Method- for Special Chinese Punctuation Symbols

The same method that is used to type Chinese characters using MS Word, can be used to type specialized Chinese punctuation which differs from the symbols we use in English writing. Simply change your keyboard language into Chinese then press the punctuation mark button, change the punctuation options if necessary and press spacebar.

This method is used for typing:

：冒号【màohào=colon】

、顿号【dùnhào=enumeration comma, pause mark】

• 间隔号【jiàngéhào= Middle Dot】

《》双书名号【shuāngshūmínghào=double book title marks, double title marks】

〈〉单书名号【dānshūmínghào= single book title marks, single title marks】

a. Typing 冒号【màohào=colon】: ：

1.Change your keyboard language to Chinese as above.

2.Press :and it shows ：

3.Press spacebar

b. Typing 顿号【dùnhào=enumeration comma, pause mark】:、

1.Change your keyboard language to Chinese as above.

2.Press \ (backslash) and it shows 、

3.Press spacebar

c. Typing 间隔号【jiàngéhào= Middle Dot】:·

1.Change your keyboard language to Chinese as above.

2.Press Shift+2 button, it shows ·

3.Press spacebar

d. Typing 双书名号【shuāngshūmínghào=double book title marks, double title marks】: 《》

1.Change your keyboard language into Chinese as above.

2.Press Shift+<button,it shows 《

3.Press Shift+> button, it shows 》

4.Press spacebar and the result is《》

e. Typing 单书名号【dānshūmínghào=single book title marks, single title marks】: 〈〉